Method and apparatus for providing geospatial and temporal navigation

摘要

A method and apparatus for processing at least one information feed are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one content via at least one automated feed. The method associates the at least one content to one or more geographical locations on a map, wherein the one or more geographical locations are determined from the at least one content. The method then presents an access to the at least one content to a user via the map.

主权项

1. A method for processing an information feed, comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a content via an automated feed; associating, by the processor, the content to a plurality of geographical locations on a map, wherein the plurality of geographical locations is mined from a textual content of the content; and presenting, by the processor, an access to the content to a user via the map, wherein the access to the content is presented as a plurality of symbols on the map, wherein the content is tracked temporally over a period of time and the map is updated with additional locations associated with the content as the content is tracked temporally over the period of time and a characteristic of the plurality of symbols is changed based on the content that is tracked.